What other fanbases don’t realize

[KirkwoodOnSaturday]

As IUFB gains national attention, underperforming programs have their eyes on CCC. Other fanbases typically cite historic programs’ resources as an obvious reason why CCC would take a job elsewhere. They are sadly mistaken for a few reasons:

-Administration buy-in: Whitten and Dolson know the connection between investing in sports, winning, and ensuring IU’s success as an institution. Football success is a strategic priority, and Dolson is a skilled fundraiser (MS and AS renovations are significant examples)

-Alumni resources: Referenced here - huge alumni base with increasingly deep pockets (thanks especially to strong business, law, and medical programs). If you assume historically 80% of funds are given by 20% of alumni, consider the untapped resources that we’ll bring to bear as alumni see a compelling product on the field (6x NIL growth for Hoosiers Connect already)

-Recruiting pitch: winning was the missing piece of the puzzle. State of the art facilities? Check. Stunning campus? Check. Academics (manageable if you want. Difficult if you want.)? Check. Awesome social scene (out of season, cough cough)? Check. With winning comes national visibility, NFL recruiting, higher player pay, etc.

None of this is earth shattering - many of us are well aware. IU has positioned the football program to sustain success once it begins.

 

[red hornet]

I’m with you when you’re right!

 

[zeke4ahs]

As IUFB gains national attention, underperforming programs have their eyes on CCC. Other fanbases typically cite historic programs’ resources as an obvious reason why CCC would take a job elsewhere. They are sadly mistaken for a few reasons:

-Administration buy-in: Whitten and Dolson know the connection between investing in sports, winning, and ensuring IU’s success as an institution. Football success is a strategic priority, and Dolson is a skilled fundraiser (MS and AS renovations are significant examples)

-Alumni resources: Referenced here - huge alumni base with increasingly deep pockets (thanks especially to strong business, law, and medical programs). If you assume historically 80% of funds are given by 20% of alumni, consider the untapped resources that we’ll bring to bear as alumni see a compelling product on the field (6x NIL growth for Hoosiers Connect already)

+Recruiting pitch: winning was the missing piece of the puzzle. State of the art facilities? Check. Stunning campus? Check. Academics (manageable if you want. Difficult if you want.)? Check. Awesome social scene (out of season, cough cough)? Check. With winning comes national visibility, NFL recruiting, higher player pay, etc.

None of this is earth shattering - many of us are well aware. IU has positioned the football program to sustain success once it begins.

McAfee and gang addressed this on his show today after a great interview with Cig. All of them seem to think he will be happy in Bloomington and stay for many of those reasons.

 

[Tammany Hall]

Cig continues to say admin support has been great. Just said that on McAfee’s show. That’s all we can hope for.

 

[red hornet]

Good to hear. I’m jacked for tomorrow’s game. Can’t wait. GO HOO-HOO-HOOSIERS.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

McAfee and gang addressed this on his show today after a great interview with Cig. All of them seem to think he will be happy in Bloomington and stay for many of those reasons.

I just go by what he says here at the 33 min mark of this clip and that’s good enough for me.
We need to hold onto Whitten. If we get some clown in here that is like Miles Brand and won’t commit to football, that’s a bad deal in this scenario.

 

[bbh_42]

My take on why he wouldn't leave. He's 62 and has the support. If he continues to do what he has, he will go down as a legend (sort of already is) at IU and the greatest coach of all time for the program. If he were to leave in a year or two and go to a more well known program, all he can do in his years left is be just another successful coach in a line of successful coaches. Go to Florida State, Bowden will still be their best. Go to Alabama, still behind Bryant and Saban.

Stay at IU and eventually your lasting legacy is going to be a statue outside the stadium and possibly the field named after you. Welcome to Memorial Stadium and Cignetti Field.

His ability to build a lasting legacy is greater at IU than most other programs and since you already have the ball rolling here why start over. He came to the BIG because he recognized that only the BIG and SEC will be the relevant ones and get the lions share of the money. So tell me, which Big or SEC school could you go to that has the blank slate that IU presents to build your legacy.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

My take on why he wouldn't leave. He's 62 and has the support. If he continues to do what he has, he will go down as a legend (sort of already is) at IU and the greatest coach of all time for the program. If he were to leave in a year or two and go to a more well known program, all he can do in his years left is be just another successful coach in a line of successful coaches. Go to Florida State, Bowden will still be their best. Go to Alabama, still behind Bryant and Saban.

Stay at IU and eventually your lasting legacy is going to be a statue outside the stadium and possibly the field named after you. Welcome to Memorial Stadium and Cignetti Field.

His ability to build a lasting legacy is greater at IU than most other programs and since you already have the ball rolling here why start over. He came to the BIG because he recognized that only the BIG and SEC will be the relevant ones and get the lions share of the money. So tell me, which Big or SEC school could you go to that has the blank slate that IU presents to build your legacy.

If he grooms any of these guys on his current staff to be just like his mold, that will be one helluva coaching tree. Saban did it with so many of his guys, Cignetti being one of them. If you get a guy that cut from the same cloth as Saban, like Cignetti, good things happen.